"Also issued as Th. 1-3 of his Allgemeine Naturgeschichte der Fische"--Cf. Brit. Mus. Nat. Hist. Catalogue

The plates (no. 1-108) are continued in the atlas accompanying the author's Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische

Earlier ed. dated 1782-1784 with title: Oeconomische Naturgeschichte der Fische Deutschlands

Plates designed by Krüger, engraved by C.L. Schmidt, J.G. Schmidt, F.G. Schmidt, G. Bodenehr, C. Darchow, F.G. Berger, F.W. Schmidt, A.F. Schmidt, and C.F. Gursch

Woodcut title vignettes, head and tail-pieces

Plates are hand-colored

Errata: at foot of p. 268, Th. 2

Includes bibliographical references and indexes

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SCNHRB copy (39088015067366, 39088015067408, 39088015067440, 39088015067481) stamped at head of title: S.F. Baird [and] Division of Fishes, U.S. National Museum; stamped in red on 2nd leaf or on t.p.: S.F. Baird

SCNHRB copy has occasional ms. notes in text

SCNHRB copy stamped on t.p.: Library, U.S. National Museum, Smithsonian Institution Feb 8 1882 [ms. acc. no.] 124238-124241

SCNHRB copy bound in green library buckram, title in gilt on spine, red sprinkled edges

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